Children's Fiction by Latine Authors Published in 2025/Ficción para niños publicado en 2025Like this list

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• El Niño

  Ryan, Pam Muñoz

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  Author bio from author website: "Pam Muñoz Ryan is an American author and the 2026 U.S. nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award. She is the author of ECHO, a Newbery Honor book and the recipient of the Kirkus Prize. She has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Graciela in the Abyss

  Medina, Meg

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  From author bio on author website:"Meg Medina served as the 2023-2024 National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature. She is an award-winning and New York Times best-selling author who writes picture books, as well as middle grade and young adult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Danilo Was Here

  Burgess, Tamika

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  From author bio on author website: "Born to parents who migrated from Panamá, Tamika Burgess has always taken a particular interest in writing personal essays that explore her Black Latina identity."

• A Sea of Lemon Trees

  The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez

  Aguila, Maria Dolores

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  From National Book Award website: "María Dolores Águila is a Chicana poet and author from San Diego. Deeply inspired by Chicane history and art, she seeks to write empowering and inclusive stories about everything she learns."

• The Heron Princess

  Valenti, Karla

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  Author bio from author website: "Karla Arenas Valenti is the Pura Belpré award winning author of best selling middle grade novels, chapter books, and picture books. Her books are on various state reading lists and have received multiple starred…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What Fell From the Sky

  Cuevas, Adrianna

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  Author bio from author website: "Adrianna Cuevas is the author of the Pura Belpre honor book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, the Edgar Award winning The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto, and many other popular middle grade titles. She is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It's All or Nothing, Vale

  Arango, Andrea Beatriz

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  Author bio from author website: "Andrea Beatriz Arango is the author of the Newbery Honor Book Iveliz Explains It All, the Pura Belpré Honor Book Something Like Home, and most recently It’s All or Nothing, Vale. Andrea was born and raised in Puerto…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girl and the Robot

  Rodriguez, Oz

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• A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation

  Cartaya, Pablo

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  According to Pablo Cartaya's website, "He calls Miami home and Cuban American his cultura. "

• The Reel Wish

  Méndez, Yamile Saied

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  Author bio from author website: "Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez is the author of many books for young readers and adults, including Furia, a Reese’s YA Book Club selection and the 2021 Inaugural Pura Belpré Young Adult Gold Medalist. Her books…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Charlie Hernández & the Hand of Darkness

  Calejo, Ryan

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  Author bio from Simon & Schuster: "Ryan Calejo is the author of the Charlie Hernández series. He was born and raised in south Florida, where he graduated from the University of Miami with a BA. He teaches swimming to elementary school students,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House of Horrors

  Colón, Angel Luis

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  From author bio on author website: "Angel Luis Colón is the International Latino Book Award winning author of INFESTED (MTV/Simon & Schuster) ."

• Primos en tiempos de magia

  Otheguy, Emma

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  On substack, Emma Otheguy identifies as Latina.

• El Niño

  Ryan, Pam Muñoz

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• Manual de un héroe para las vacaciones de verano

  Cartaya, Pablo

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• El origen de todas las cosas

  Valenti, Karla

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